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Born to Fake (2025)

Born to Fake

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1h 32m

June 27th, 2025

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Synopsis

In 1996, a seismic media scandal erupted in Germany, shaking the nation to its core. At its center stood Michael Born, a self-styled journalist who, between 1990 and 1996, orchestrated an astonishing deception by fabricating over twenty reports for a nascent private television station. These reports ranged from the amateurish to the outlandish, tackling bizarre subjects like child labor for IKEA in India, drug addicts getting high by licking toads, and even sightings of the Ku Klux Klan in the serene Eifel region. How did this extraordinary charade unfold? Was Michael Born a visionary shedding light on the tabloid world's dark underbelly, a casualty of its insatiable hunger for sensationalism, or merely a hapless impostor? This gripping documentary retraces Born's audacious footsteps, piecing together his tale from hundreds of hours of raw footage and the recollections of those who once stood by him. As the layers of this incredible forgery are peeled back, a profound exploration of media truth, the allure of fake news, and the very essence of belief in what we see emerges.

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Directors

Erec Brehmer
Benjamin Rost
Full cast & crew

Producers

Mark Szilágyi
producer
Full cast & crew

Writers

Erec Brehmer
Benjamin Rost
Full cast & crew

Keywords

journalism
scandal
fake news
All Keywords

Country of Origin

Germany

Languages

German

Release Dates

June 27th, 2025 (Germany) (Filmfest München)
June 27th, 2025 (Germany) (premiere)
May 28th, 2026 (Germany)
All Release Dates

Alternative Titles

Der Rattenfänger (Germany)
Der Rattenfänger (Germany) (working title)

Running Times

92 min
93 min

Production Companies

Südwestrundfunk (SWR)
MSZ Production & Consulting
SWR
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Distribution Companies

Across Nations Filmverleih

Other Companies

B.O.A. Videofilmkunst (post-production)

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